Jason Akermanis was born on February 24, 1977 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia. He has been married to Megan Akermanis since October 12, 2001. They have one child.
Moved from Mildura to Queensland, together with his brother and mother,
when he was nine years old.
Made his Australian Football League debut for Brisbane in 1995 after
being selected by the club on a Queensland Zone concession before the
1994 national draft.
Played in the premiership winning Brisbane sides of 2001, 2002 and
2003.